Itinerary

• Rail River Run - 07.30am & 10.30am departure options
  

  Check in at the Forgotten World Motel and take a short shuttle bus to the start of the line at Okahukura. Here you’ll board your Rail Cart and set off on your journey through the Forgotten World. Immerse yourself in the changing views of rolling hills, remote farmland and native bush, and experience wildlife close to the tracks, as you travel through tunnels and over bridges.

  Stop at Tokirima Station and enjoy a Ploughman’s lunch between your adventures before taking the shuttle to the Ohinepane Landing on the Whanganui River.

  In the afternoon embark on an informative Jet Boat journey on the Whanganui river and take in the awe-inspiring scenery. Leave the river at Cherry Grove for your return transfer back to our finishing point, the Forgotten World Motel.  

  Option to do the trip in reverse, with a 10.30am departure. Start with the Jet Boat and return by Rail Cart.

   

• TripAdvisor Feedback
  

  A MUST DO, if ever there was one. Fantastic knowledgeable staff who obviously enjoy their job. We did the jet boat first on a foggy beautiful morning. Was a great trip with some history and a couple of 180's. Then to lunch which while reasonably basic was yummy and enjoyed by everyone (4 -5 different groups all combining for lunch). After lunch it was off for a 4 hour return journey on the rail carts. About 5 stops for more history lessons, with one including the afternoon tea break. Cowboy was a great guide. Ian Balme and his family definitely deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as other adventure tour entrepreneurs like A J Hackett. SedgeNZ, TripAdvisor, April 2021

   

  This was certainly a day to remember! The Jet Boat ride was a great start - the scenery was stunning along with an abundance of bird-life. Pete, our Driver, threw in a couple of Donuts just to keep our heart rates at the speed you would expect from a Jet Boat ride! Shane was our Guide for the Rail Carts and he was both interesting to listen to and full of local knowledge and history. The landscape was rugged and dramatic and made you appreciate the efforts that our pioneers had to go through to clear virgin, New Zealand land. The many tunnels we went through were an Engineering masterpiece. Everything was well organised and completely safe. The staff, right through from the Motel, to the Guides & Sue looking after us with Lunch, were faultless! Highly recommend as a "Do not miss" Tour. Neil C, Auckland, TripAdvisor, February 2021